Awards

The award-winning film of 33rd Curta Kinoforum, selected by a jury composed by Cecília Barroso, Isabel Wittmann e Mariana Queen Nwabasili is:

Cantareira (Brasil-SP), by Rodrigo Ribeyro

The Breakthrough Award aims to encourage young Brazilian audiovisual talent in their next production, from recording to the edition of a short film of up to 15 minutes. For this, the Festival establishes partnerships with companies in the sector and, based on a jury of journalists and critics, offer technical resources for the new endeavor. The Breakthrough Award is for the directors of Brazilian short films made in cinema or audiovisual courses shown at the Competitive Show and Mostra Brasil. The selection also takes into account a text of up to 3 pages sent by the filmmakers, exposing the argument/script for their next project. The short film made possible by the Breakthrough Award is committed to premiere at the 34th São Paulo International Short Film Festival.

CANAL BRASIL SHORT FILM AWARD
A prize in the amount of R$ 15,000 (fifteen thousand reais) and a licensing contract for the best short of the Brazilian Programs, chosen by a jury nominated by Canal Brasil.

The awarded film is: Ainda Restarão Robôs nas Ruas do Interior Profundo (Brasil), de Guilherme Xavier Ribeiro

TV CULTURA
An acquisition prize in the amount of R$ 8,000.00 (eight thousand reais) for a short film produced in the State of São Paulo to be shown on TV Cultura's programming schedule and chosen by a jury nominated by TV Cultura.

The awarded film is: Tamo junto (Brasil), de Pedro Conti

SESCTV
Two acquisition prizes of R$6,000.00 (six thousand reais) for a Brazilian film and a foreign film made by first-time directors, chosen by a jury appointed by SescTV, with licensing for a period of two years, without exclusivity.

The Brazilian awarded film is: Através da Cidade Invisível (Brasil), de Paulo Grangeiro

The foreign awarded film is: Yon (Argentina), de Bárbara Lago

PORTA CURTAS AND CANAL CURTA AWARD

The platform offers an Acquisition Prize in the amount of R$ 5,000 for a short film from Brazilian Showcase selected by the Porta Curtas/Canal Curta Curator team among the films that authorized the exhibition and online voting on the platform during the event.

The awarded film is: Manhã de domingo (Brasil), de Bruno Ribeiro

TV CULTURA MENTION FOR NEW PERSPECTIVES
Honorable mentions will be given to short films produced in Audiovisual Workshops, guaranteeing an exhibition window in the TV Cultura grid.

The awarded film is Market roots (Brasil), de Jaime Santos, Daniel C. Souza, Samara Faustino e Francina F. de Lisboa

API - ASSOCIAÇÃO DAS PRODUTORAS INDEPENDENTES DO AUDIOVISUAL BRASILEIRO AWARD
API - Association of Independent Producers of the Brazilian Audiovisual will offer a total of two prizes, one for a film from the Unlimited Showcase and another for a film from the Latin American Showcase. The jury will be made up of six representatives of companies associated with the API, three for each showcase.

Unlimited Showcase awarded film: The Spiral (Argentina), de María Silvia Esteve

Latin American Showcase awarded film: Bestia (Chile), de Hugo Covarrubias

LGBT+ HIGHLIGHT: TROPHIES “BORBOLETA DE OURO”
Three highlights (a Brazilian film, a foreign film and a special award) for short films that deal with sexual diversity, selected by the Cineclube LGBT+ team among the 2021/2022 films.

Brazilian highlight: Adão, Eva e o Fruto Proibido (Brasil-PB), de R. B. Lima

Foreign highlight: Vulvalaxy (Peru), de Sabrina Franco e Alejandra Gómez de la Torre

Special prize: Transviar (Brasil/Alemanha), de Maíra Tristão

KAISER TROPHY - HIGHLIGHT ABCA FOR BEST ANIMATED FILM
The “Kaiser” trophy makes reference to the first Brazilian authorial animated film that we know of, made by cartoonist Seth (Álvaro Martins). The best animated film shown from the 2022 entries will be awarded.

Best animation: Bestia (Chile), de Hugo Covarrubias

Honorable mention: O Teu Nome É (Portugal/Bélgica), de Paulo Patrício